CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
2 j% c; l9 {. R+ e& u9 e0 H0 AActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
spring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
( I" a9 `5 W; i1 B' V5 u6 QWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
- k& I1 b4 e+ ~& B5 u- qresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.

Day One
# n! ]* O9 ?2 n; C-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
6 N, t- q( F# X% |% D: i* f-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
half
8 |& p/ {9 R8 ]  Yhour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
/ W- J* q9 {3 R# [  K0 n$ d-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
' t) P1 f4 g* P/ ]; \person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
1 A, a9 ^, B+ R% p* J5 \will go,
' W5 m$ M5 S  S! E" @/ h3 K* nI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
5 G8 ]" r  w$ ^, [6 qnot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
2 N, \+ I  ~% U* B2 Gother
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

8 L$ |2 T' l/ l+ kDay Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
+ Y! E, _, ~5 B. M: ]0 iAnd we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
8 f; E0 P  p# Ctrip. It's
+ a; a% v+ q3 h3 E& L$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
" V" X4 W( k9 T' @) D  cthis
) d5 d) q& b( A3 Ibefore, I strongly recommend you to do so.
- g% g9 D, j* J) @/ h  `-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
( m- J8 E- a6 J( k1 Nthat you
could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
, m* b7 Z1 w7 I' c: M3 [# \so.

! {9 o. a5 L8 |. N4 }; d+ c5 x' D/ UDay Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
4 y, ?+ n  Z- b; y9 C8 K1 d. d-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
: U! k9 m$ q' k  ^+ F, O$ C3 ^time.
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: v3 f1 G' F) ~Things to Bring:
& ]0 Y( i* |2 h+ h-        Travel needs.
3 H. _' G! }; I& ~7 r-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
8 ?2 d( I% c4 ~2 |  ?- T5 m-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
8 O) M9 m, K* Y+ o5 s* v0 N/ n7 I-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
* Q# h2 _. l1 h" ]2 @& j0 l/ j0 T-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
% H" s# X. W  l5 Ulate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
# _/ `. v7 ]! p' m# Zand
shoes are definitely needed.
1 t$ F! P1 X! v-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
4 |  h* X! I1 T% Ydrving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
2 z0 r1 e8 F( k: ~-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
/ p- w' v# o; v' t8 P! Oplaces where
4 i1 i: t: S" |- F1 u8 Vthere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
eat.
$ ~, [' h9 H, DFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
! m! U1 |( B& p  S# H2 @; `IGA in
  m, [  y$ O0 z" q, E( ?- J0 i6 @# _Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)
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4 N+ c, r# f- R+ ?6 x7 MCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
1 Z" H' N  A, z# c. V+ D5 |two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
4 F2 y! Z6 u3 R- W/ j0 cexcludes
* y1 J+ r4 y  @& `5 Z- Z5 W- A8 _the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
5 z) |5 V  }8 I' a( Z9 Q2 C7 `Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
8 ^& e5 V9 q" c% ^& }; QMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
7 _- k- D( t! k- N& {: G: lWhen we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
& ]# Z) n8 }  e9 X) @$ B( \5 Ethe
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
. g9 F* z8 s4 d( Qeveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
; S$ i" }: D5 W5 O: P" v4 W6 cDROP-IN
# p0 a& {7 Q# t8 b7 W0 qallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
$ v; }# q: B, S6 {0 Iinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
( [( t9 N9 V+ b7 k0 t9 `+ Mtrip
" a7 z0 I8 U/ \& p# }and paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
6 q" U2 }+ w: R) d7 O. \floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
first
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
5 i) B& I& K( M: ?2 r" _card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
1 _1 r5 @# x4 c2 Q& q1 D$ ryou
" i: y, g+ v7 a, r- x" B9 I% \could do so at above time and location.
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, K) i+ ~8 Y; y  E* @8 d) z" i; sWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
, t) @2 }4 L0 l+ ^WILL
! @2 @' X9 w' o) S& A! RGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
- B* o: p9 |' x# i! cPLEASE
) c3 o+ G4 Y# m+ B1 U* D, SE-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!

Gathering time and location:
. _. b) e! M# ^9 s! d  B! m9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
0 _  ?" _& h) X- LCSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
6 H3 g: w1 v* ewhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
8 N% V' F* y" l. KHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.